Creamy B(No L)T Soup with Chicken

This Creamy B(No L)T Soup with Chicken is basically like your favorite tomato basil soup but upgraded. There’s shredded chicken for extra protein and crispy bacon all paired with the flavors you love from this comforting staple. Plus, it’s completely Whole30 and can be made vegetarian/vegan if that’s your thing!

Creamy B(No L)T Soup with Chicken

The second September hits, I whip out the crock pot. It’s honestly painful for me to wait that long, as I start dreaming of fall the first of August, despite that summer is in full force. I couldn’t wait any longer and have already started creating fall recipes, starting with this Whole30 soup!

It’s a very easy recipe that requires no skill and little effort. Think, one of those recipes you save for a day you need to have dinner on the table the second you get home from work or running errands. All you need is a slow cooker and a blender or immersion blender. Nothing fancy! For the most part, you throw all the ingredients into the slow cooker and let it do it’s thing. The other steps that follow will only take you about 15 minutes total!

Veggie Friendly Version

Meat not your thing? No sweat! This recipe can be easily made both vegetarian and vegan friendly.

How? Leave out the meat (bacon and chicken) and swap the chicken broth for veggie, then you’re set! It will leave you with the creamy tomato basil base, which is really the star of this recipe.

Delicious & Healing

Not only will this recipe warm you up and bring you ultimate comfort, but it also is extremely nutritious, especially when made with Bone Broth! I always pick up Bonafide Provisions Bone Broth (I get mine at Whole Foods, but they also sell it at other retailers like Walmart. You can check their store locator on their website here) and while it’s not inexpensive, I view it as an investment in my health. Bone Broth can be very healing to our gut lining and contains collagen which is great for our joints and even our hair, skin and nails. I trust Bonafide Provisions for their ingredients, extremely knowledgeable founder and also because it’s frozen! That’s how you know you’re getting the real deal.

Hungry for more?

Grab some of my other Whole30 soup recipes, like my Bacon Potato Soup (here) and my Healing Ginger and Turmeric Chicken Soup (here)!

Creamy B(No L)T Soup with Chicken

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Slow Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Course: Main Course, Soup

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

  

• 2 28 oz can peeled tomatoes
• 2 cups bone broth/chicken broth/veggie broth (I use Bonafide Provisions)
• ½ cup canned coconut milk
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• ½ onion, diced (You can use fresh if serving a group and it will be eaten right away)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tbsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1 lb chicken breast
• 1 package sugar free bacon (I like Aldi's sugar free, Nature's Rancher and Applegate)
• basil leaves, to garnish

Equipment

• Slow Cooker
• Blender or Immersion Blender

Method

 

1. Combine all ingredients aside from bacon and basil leaves to a crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3. Make sure chicken is completely cooked through.
2. While the soup cooks, prepare your bacon. Cook it any way you like, but I like to chop up the bacon into pieces first, then cook them in a skillet. Dry completely when done!
3. Once chicken is completely cooked through, remove from the crock pot and set aside to cool, then shred. I use a hand mixer!
4. Next you’ll blend your soup. You can do this by transferring it into a blender, or by grabbing an immersion blender and doing it right in your crock pot.
5. When the soup is blended and the chicken is shredded, add it all back to the crock pot and stir in ¾ of your bacon if serving a group or add it as you reheat it for leftovers. Use the remaining ¼ to garnish.
6. Serve warm and top with sea salt, fresh basil and the set aside bacon.